any time i make a thread, i have zero expectation that people read it at all. indeed, a good deal of my threads go unnoticed, which is just as well considering most of my threads are useless.
but even in the event that they do respond, i don’t care if they lie or not. i have no way of verifying the truth, and figuring out the lies seems like the wrong road to go down, so why not just accept the statement as it comes? it’s interesting either way, i think. plus, if you’re telling the truth, then you’ve probably had to consciously think about your positive qualities, and i bet you felt just a little better after doing so, too.
it might be egotistical or arrogant, but that’s part of the fun, you know? infinite humility is a virtue, for sure, but in my opinion it’s pepper in need of some salt
It does make road trips with family members a challenge. Either make sure you have your own way to listen to music or force yourself to sleep through the radio station the driver picked.
I'm like an aes sedai, telling the truth is my greatest attribute. I may do something wrong, be at fault, admit my fault, but i couldn't live with myself as a liar. So w/e, they say cheaters never win...but then neither do I.
I think I’m wickedly motivated. I am working on my second degree, have high honors at my university consistently, and I moved up in my career field fast. I got a promotion in my third year that usually takes people five years to get. I try really hard to make myself proud.
Regarding your reason for making the thread, fair enough.
Though I was 100% honest in my post, I don’t consciously think about my positive qualities. It’s like asking a very tall person what it’s like to be tall. They probably don’t think about it yet could instantly tell you what it’s like because they have experienced it for so long. Dwelling on your own positive qualities seems a bit narcissistic and in my world view isn’t worthy of pride. If you traded places with me, atom for atom, and experienced everything I did…you would BE me. There’s no extra part of me that would be lost that can take credit and feel good about any of my positive qualities.
There are cases where having pride can be healthy like if you have extremely low self esteem, but in most cases I think it’s unhealthy. You feel good about that accomplishment or attribute until you encounter someone better or more accomplished. Then you feel its opposite, shame. These comparisons and ping ponging between these emotions can’t be the epitome of psychological well being and mental health. These are isolating emotions.
Interesting enough, I do think pride is healthy in very young children. When your child accomplishes something and feels good about it…that seems like something we want to instill in the software, but at some point we want them to outgrow this.
I really dislike braggarts and pontificators, so generally avoid that. Sometimes I’ll go full nerd about a topic I like, but generally only if the other person is interested.
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I’m not the smartest guy, I’m not the most athletic, not the best World of Warcraft player, not successful at anything, I’m at most average at anything you can think of but what’s curious is I feel like I’m more content with life than people who have all those things.
Invisible illnesses are the most mishandled in the medical community.
Though things are very gradually improving in the system, all facets of medical and psychiatric care for invisible illnesses still have a long, long, long way to go. As for the process for determining disability benefits qualification for those with invisible illnesses, it is grossly unhelpful and even dehumanizing to so many who need help.
I have a pretty good head of hair. And my 95 year old grandpa on my moms side has a full head of hair with a bit of his natural color still hanging on. So, I am hopeful about hanging on to my hair into my old age.
I like that I’m aging and becoming more empathetic. I wasted a lot of time in this game as an angsty teenager who genuinely thought the ‘factions’ meant something which lead to a lot of toxic behavior on my part against Alliance players back in my pvp days. Now that I’m in my 30s and I have kids I cringe thinking about it and I ended up becoming friends on a first name basis with a lot of players I spent years fighting with on my server when I was a kid. Be kind to your fellow wow players and value the fact that there are other humans out there that enjoy the same things you do
